Cookie Policy
Last updated: 8 October 2026
This policy explains the cookies and similar technologies (such as local storage) used on automatedge.co.uk and creator.automatedge.co.uk, and how you control them. It sits alongside our Privacy Policy. We follow the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) and UK GDPR.
1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files a website stores on your device. Some are needed for the site to work. Others help us understand how the site is used. We only set the second kind if you agree.
2. Strictly necessary
These are needed for a feature you have asked for, so the law does not require consent for them. They are always on.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| ae_consent | Automatedge | Remembers whether you accepted or rejected analytics cookies. | 6 months |
| theme (local storage) | Automatedge | Remembers the light or dark theme you chose with the toggle. | Until you clear it |
| Cal.com booking cookies | Cal.com | Set inside the booking calendar on /book so you can choose and confirm a time. | Set by Cal.com |
3. Analytics (only with your consent)
With your consent we load Google Analytics 4 and Microsoft Clarity. They tell us which pages are visited, where visitors come from, and how people move through the site; Clarity also records anonymised heatmaps and session replays. Until you switch analytics on and press Continue, or press Accept all, neither script is loaded and none of these cookies is set. We do not use advertising cookies: Google and Microsoft advertising storage is switched off even when you accept analytics.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics | Distinguishes visitors and sessions so we can count page views and traffic sources. | 2 years |
| _clck | Microsoft Clarity | Keeps the same Clarity user ID across visits to this site. | 1 year |
| _clsk | Microsoft Clarity | Joins page views into a single session recording. | 1 day |
| CLID, MUID, ANONCHK, SM, MR | Microsoft (clarity.ms, bing.com) | Third-party cookies Clarity uses to identify the browser and session. | Up to 1 year |
Google and Microsoft may process this data outside the UK under their own safeguards. See the Google Privacy Policy and the Microsoft Privacy Statement.
4. Changing your choice
You can change your mind at any time, as easily as you gave it. Use the button below or the "Cookie settings" link in the footer of every page. If you withdraw consent we delete the analytics cookies set on our domain and stop loading the scripts. Third-party cookies set on clarity.ms or bing.com can only be removed through your browser settings.
We ask again every six months, or sooner if the cookies we use change. You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings; blocking strictly necessary cookies may stop booking from working.
5. Contact
Questions about this policy: contact@automatedge.co.uk. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk).